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mUU mm SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1833. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SCOTT & WRIGHT. No. 49, Vor.. XXIVt.,VnoLE No. 1395. JOURNAL AND SENTINEL. P. C. GALLAGHER, EDITOR. Office on High-street, second door south of Armstrong's Hotel. TERMS Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, in advance, or Three Dollars, at the end of the year. MISCELLANY. From the American Magazine. TI1E LAST OFFRHINO TO THE GREAT STAR A STORY OF TUB 8KE.RK. Bf Mr. JTaffman, author of a Mnttr in tht Wut. Bo light to the croup the fnlr Indy he swung, So light to the saddle before her he snruns.1 'S!io is won) we are gone, orcr hank, hush, and scaur, They'll have fleet steeds that follow," quoth young Loclilnvar. Scott. The Puwnce-Loups, or Ske-re, ns they cul-led thomsslves not muny years since, and within the memory of persons now living, exhibited the singular anomaly, among tho North Amer. ican aborigines, of a people addicted to the revolting superstition of mnking propitiary offer, ings of human victims upon the altars of idol, try. Meka kalungah, "the greut Star," was tho divinity to whom tho sanguinary worship had been from time immemorial, ascribed. The barbarous ceremony was performed annually. Tho Great Star wus supposed to presido over the fruits of the earth, and on each return of the season of planting, tho liTo-blood ol a human being was poured out in libation upon the soil. A breach of this duty, tho performance of which they believed was required by tho Greut Star, it was supposed would bo succeeded bv the total failure of their crops of maize, beans, and pumpkins, and the consequent privation of j the supply ot vcgeiauio 100a, which lormeu nan the subsistence of the tribe. To obviate a ca. Inmity so formiduble, any person wus at liberty to offer up a prisoner, of either sex, that by his prowess in war ho had beeomo possessed of, and the horrid rite was accompunicd by all the solemn ceremonies which characterize tho su. perstitious idolatry of un ignorant und barba-rous people. The dovoted individual was placed undor the care of tho Ouabineaux, or magi of the tribe, who anticipated all his wants, while they cautiously coneeuled from him the real object of their sedulous attentions; which was to preserve his mind in a slate of cheerfulness, with tho view of promoting obesity, and thereby rendering the sacrifice moro acceptable to their Ceres. When tho victim was pronounced suf-iicicntly fattened for immolation, a suitable time was appointed for tho performance of Iho rite, that the whole nation might attend. When the appointed day for his fa to arrived, he wus clo-tiled in the gayest and most costly attire, and led out to the spot where ho was to suffer. Here ho was bound to a cross, in prcsenco of the ns-crabled multitude, and a solemn dunrc was performed around him. A. number of o!her cero monies followed, and then tho warrior, whoso nrisoitfjr bo had been, stepped into the fpco 1 I, lii. -V !. ;, '1M. . '" " ;nn-1n Wwor the 0m. cculiod. Ueaenrrry rr Frw wewtini btsjshpw hawk despatched the victim, but if the first throw failed to cleave .his head, the speedy death of the person immolated was insured by a shower of arrows from a band of archers, who wersalwavsin attendance. Tho abolition of this revolting custom was brought about in the manner hero related. Tho season of planting was nt hand, nnd the Pawnoe-Loups, in ordor to call down a blessing upon their lubors in tho field, prepared for their vontcd sacrifico to tho cruel divinity, who they Relieved presided over the geniul fruits of the cirth. There was more than the usual hustle i the principal vilhiso of tho tribe. Tho fuccs rfsonie of tho seniors woro a look of anxiety, and the young people for several days preceding the ceremony, could bo seen grouped together before tho scattered lodges, with an air of cu. riositv. and impatience seldom observablo in heir little communiiv. The fuel wus, that thorn chanced to be at this moment not a single i-nmivn in the band to offer up in sacrifico. The last one that had been taken n pretty letan girl, of tho nnmo of Latuka had escaped tho horrible fate which awuited her, by perishing, as was thought, in a fray which had occurred ut night fall, soon after her arrival in tho village. Tho young partisan Petuleshnroo, tho son of the old Knifo-phief Latelosha, had interfered at the moment that tho maid was about to be consigned to the magi, to be by them prepnred for their un. nual rito, and in tho confused broil which en. sued, the prisonor disnppenred, nnd was repro. scnted by tho principul inngiciun to have perished by falling, while her hnnds were yet bound, into a stream near the village, during tho commotion which took place upon its immediate banks. Tho old crones, in gossipping from lodge to lodgo, had circulated a story that the officious interference of Potalesharoo, wns caused by his boing suddenly enamored of the captivo ilamsol, and they were very much incensed at the idea thnt tho stripling might bo tho instru. merit, nossiblv. of chcutins them out of their yearly festival, in which, unless trndiiion bus Relied them, they took no passive part. But it .was more eenorally believed, thut tho act was .prompted by less exceptionable motives, on tho part of the young duel, thnt it was, in snori, nothing moro or less than n manifestation of his determined purpose to put on end to a custom, which ho had already otlernptcd, by nr. gumont, to do away with, and which it wns known that his less during father was but too so-jicitous to root out from among his people. As the time now approached when the Ureal Stur would expoct his victim, and not a single captive was to bo had, tho incident of tho previous autumn wns called up afresh to memory. There was a groat deal of murmuring and discontent among the tribes.tncn, and nothing but tho per. sonul popularity of the warrior, who hud taken so prominent a part in tho occurrence, would have nrevented somo violent oulbreuk of popu- lar feeling, when duy after day clupsed, and no cantivo appeared to supply tho pluce of tho vic tim that Potalesharoo had snatched from the sacrifice. Several warriors, who had been out on war nartics. returned one after another to tho vil laro. Thev almost all cluimod to huvo struck the dead body of on enemy, and somo could show more than one sculp at their belt; but no ono brought ir, a live prisoner. There wus yet one more to come back; and, though "The Running Fox" had no great repute as a brave, yet the whole hopes of the tribe were now fixed 'ipon his address alone, lie had not left tho village, until after almost all tho other warriors that were out had returned from the wnr-path; but there was strong confidence in the success of his expedition because he had been seen in close consultation with the magi before he departed, and a favorable result was said to have been propitiated, by their having a mezinceneert' ce, or medicine hunt, together. Indeed, the chief magician had given out that the Fox would certainly return with the wished for prey. The Great Star, he said, had prom ised him that a victim should be forthcoming; and ho hud invited I'ctulesharoo to meet him at a lonely place, remote from tho village, when he suid that the young man might witness how the god thnt he served would keep Ins promise It was a close and sultry night, and nothing but the swarms of moschetoes, which were con tinuully raising from the wet praric, could have induced one to tolerate tho fire thnt was blazing on an isolated table rock, in the midst of a lonely savanna. The singularly exposed situation, however, of this firo, which shone like a beacon over the waste, would seem to imply that it could hardly have been kindled fur mere purposes of comfort or convenience for cooking tho rude meul of a hunter, or for driving off the insects that might molest his slumber; and the two swarthy figures that wcro crouched beside it, though evidently belonging to thnt wild race, who find their subsistence in the chase, were characterized by some marks which indicated that they were not exclusively devoted to tho pursuits of common savages. The eldest of the two, whoso attenuated features, projecting forehead, and screwed, sinister-looking mouth, imparted a mingled expression of fanaticism and knavery to his countenance, was perfectly naked, with tho exception of an azecaun, at apron, of cougar skin, secured by a curiously orna mented belt, about the middle of his person; but his limbs were so compactly covered with vari- ous devices, tattooed in strong bluck lines upon his copper-colored skin, that to a slight observer ho would appear to bo dressed out in some elab orate nnd closely fitting apparel. Tho promi. nent device in tho tattooing was an enormous double-tailed serpent, whose flat head appeared to reposo on the chest of the Indian, while his scnly folds were mado to twino themselves around his extremities, with a fidelity to nature that was equally ingenious, grotesque, and hide- ous. l ho high uncouth shoulders, long skinny arms, and squat figure of his person, ns he sat with his legs folded under him, were strikingly contrasted with the fine proportions, the rounded and anna limbs, and lion-liko port of a vouns warrior, who was reclining along tho rock, on the oppnsito sido of tho fire. The features of tho youth were naturully of an open and generous, almost a careless cast; but they now wore a troubled expression of patience and curiosity, occasionaly wrought up to anxiety and awe. not followed by the shower that seemed impend ing; and the magician cast a malignant glance of triumph at the youth, when, after adjusting tho machinery of his trade in some new form upon tho skin before him, and passing his hands repeatedly over his bat-skin scullcap, the clouds suddenly parted, and the evening star shone forth redly above tho horrizon. "J he Great Star blushes for my son," said he, stretching forth his bony arms towards the planet. "The God of planting scowls in wrath upon his min. ister, who listens to the ravings of a boy. The running Fox will keep his promise, and the Ske-re will make their annual offering." "Not so not so, old man," replied the youth firmly; nnd then, while a sudden change come over his features, "not unless a Je-bi steps from its grave, nnd the shadows of men's souls (ojec-chaiigomen) are sent on earth to mock your bloo. dy ceremony" and the young man placed his hand convulsively upon his sacred Metawiiun, while his eyes, dilating with horror, became fixed upon a well known face, which, even as he spoke, peered above the ledge of the rock op. posite where ho sat. 'And what rejoined the medicine man calm, ly, as if unobservnnt of the agitation of the speaker 'what if the Great Star, in kindness to his red children, should call back one of those who have already passed the jebe-ku.nog, (road of the dead) to enable Wahobeni to fulfil the sacrifice for which till now a victim has never been wanting. I tell thee, son of Latelesha, thut a shaft of maize has never yet hung forth a tassel above the ground, that was not watered with the blood or an enemy, But now the warriors of the Ske-re are squaws there aro no captives in their lodges, and the Great Star who wills that there must be a victim, will send one of his own choosing from among those who have already passed the swinging tree, and attained the gardens of the happy.' With these words the magician rose, and stamping upon the ashes, he shook somo combustible powder from the cougar skin that enveloped his loins. A dozen forks of yellow smoke curled up in shreds from tho fire, and seemed to wreath themselves with the coils of tho serpent that was twined around his body each bursting into flame, beforo it reached his head. There was a sudden flood of lurid light about tho ptaco, and when its bowidering glare subsided, tho form of the letan maiden was fully disclosed to the awe-struck gnze of her lover, as she stood with her hand locked in that of the terrible being before him. A thousand conflicting feelings tugged at the heart-strings of the noble youth a thousand changing images of love and fear, hope and horror, shot in mudening confusion across his brain. His senses reeled in the effort to rally their pow. ors; and Potalesharoo, tho dauntless pnrtisun of tho Puwnee-Loups he, whose heart l"n twer At times, ns tho subsiding of an ember would. quailed whoso nerves had never shrunk in the make the fire flash up and fling its fitful light over the plain, the young man -would spring eagerly to liistcct and ttrrdw a rustiest- clante upon the shift- '8 s'uun) around him, a if he expected some "J'.'rjlfi-iioro lU shadow. . ill- compan ion, howover, calmly maintained his sitting pos ture, nnd seemed only to busy himself in occasionally turning over a collection of roo'.s, seeds, pappous, and powders, which were deposited up on n piece of wolf skin beforo him, and which he never touched without mumbling over son; of thoie straugo phrases, which nre only found in the mouths of necromancers nnd mugicians, and which are said to bo unpronounceuble by any but a truo medicine mnn. "I tell thee, Wahobeni," said tho youth at last, flinging himself upon his bison skin, ns if his patienco wus wholly exhausted, "I tell theo, the Fox will never more return. Tho master of lifo wills not that this accursed rite should ever again be performed by his red children." "Tho words of tho young chief nre less than his years," replied tho senior. "The Great Star must havo ils offering. Tho season of planting is at hand, nnd unless tho Spirit of fruits bo propitiated, thcro will be no muize in tho lodges of tho bko.ro. "Thiuk'st thou, magician, that should even tho crafty Fox produce his victim, my father will allow tho ceremony to proceed? I tell thee, no! Latelesha sheds no blood, save thut which is poured out in batt.e. "The sire of Petalesharoo is a great chief; but ho has no power over his people, to step be tecn them nnd the God of their worship. The heart of tho Knife-chief is no moro with his triho, and his son hath learnt to speak with the tongue ol the pale-face. Tho eyes of tho young man flashed fire, while clutching his tomahawk, ho mado a sudden movement ns if about to brain tho magician. liut the impulse wns instantly checked, and he resumed his former position, with only a slight ejaculation of contempt, at the rcprouch of one whom ho despised "The Spirit will keep Wahobeni from bad things," suid the medicine mnn, observing the movement. "Wahobeni is a greut magician tho Great. tinder. ground. wild. cat is his friend, nnd he walks with serpents along tho ground. Myself know mo, my son, tho servant of the Great star. Huhove my words, when I inter pret tho will of my mnster. Behold the parch, cd and cracking earth! Behold tho clouded thunders in yc. blackening sky, which even now refuse to break the clouds and let the show. ors through! Behold" And a sudden flash lit up tho waste, and gave an unearthly glare to the forbidding features of tho magician, ns tho bolt went rattling by Mantlo-isah-xah " I here is a God, exclaim cd the youth, as ho reverently took a handful of tobucco from his pouch, nnd threw the ollerui upon the firo. "Iho Master of life hunsclfro. plies to thy impious mummery, Wahobeni. The God thnt answered thee hut now, is the only one thnt can send blossoms and fruits to tho gardens of our tribe. Tho medicine mnn was silent, and the young man, folding his arms thoughtfully, contented himself with this brier rebuke. Hut tho stolid ity of a bigot, and tho cunning of a hypocrite, were too subtly and actively blended in tho com position of the oilier, to allow him to feel more than a moment's confusion, or to rob him of the resources with which a lilu of successful imposture had stored his mind. Tho few broad drops which succeeded tho singlo thunderclap, were The ari'ounl of this siiiKulnr and snnculnnry superstition, ns well ns (he interesting historical incident which follows It, and the description of llio dress and por'onnl appearance of the ho-role Iniilnn, who adollshed the hnrharous rile, will he found In "Long's F.xpcditlon to the Rocky Mountains," with but lillle variation from the tost. wildest horrors ofsavngo wnrfuro swooned at the feet of the sinking dumsel. The day of sacrifice to tho Great Star or- rived. It was a beautiful morning in April, when the misguided children of tho wilderness wero assembled at tho call of the magi, to cele. brato tho anniversary of tho cruel deity. The scene of their infernal orgies, was a tall grove upon the edge of the prnirie,nn inlet of lim- bcr which, viewed at a distance, seemed rather to repose upon, thnn to spring from, tho broad green surfuce. It wus a grand lestivnl day with tho ruwnco-Lioups, and the wonted military watchfulness of this warlike tribe was dispensed with; upon the occasion of general relaxation the usual sentinels of tho camp were scattered round in groups, among tho rest of the people, and their horses which gcncrully were tethered ready saddled near tho lodges of the guard wcro now scattered over tho prairie with the other cattlo of the tribo. I hero were two chargers only, thnt did not seem to share the general liberty; and these stood lully equipped, pawing the ground as il impatient ot continc. ment, behind a small copse not fur from the scene of the sacrifice. One of them, a light and grace ful palfrey, was tied to a sapling which grew upon the spot, whilo the reins of tho other were held by as gallant a cavalier as ever crossed a saddle. Ho was a young man of not more than three-nnd-twenty, of tho finest form tall nd muscular and of a most prepossessing countennnce. 1 1 is head dress of war-eagle s feathers descended in a doublo scries over his hnck, like wings to his croup; his shield was highly decorated, and his long Innce was orna mented with a plaited casing of red and blue cloth. The steed ho bucked was every way worthy of such a rider. It was the partisan retnlcshoroo and his charge, Lckslio, the Arrow, I ho lnrgo dark eye of the young warrior woro an expression of seriousness and concern, but ittje in unison with tho festivities of the day. And ever nnd anon, he turned to look ulong tho edge of tho thicket, and grasped the handle of his tomahawk, as il as restive as the champing courser beneath hi in. But his hps were com pressed in resolution rather than anger, and tho nervous bracing of his feet in tho stirrups, gave an nirofhigh determination to his whole figure, At length the different groups or Indians were collected around ono central spot, where a cross was erected upon a slight elevation in the prairie, and the captivo Latuka was led forth among them, to be oflered up as a sacrifice to the Great Star. Her youth and benuly were lost upon tho stornor part of the assemblage; but gorgeous apparel rich with wrought ornnmcnts of tho precious metuls, and gny with the woven texture of bends and feathers or the most elabo rate and costly workmanship, drew a murmur of admiration from thoso of her own sex who mingled with the crowd. The multiludo were generally overawed by the solemnity of the oc. casion, and preserved a dncorus silence, as the principal Alotn, with his train or Uuabincaux led on the captive. A few, however, would thrust their heads over tho shoulders of tlioi neighbors nnd fix their savage eyes as eagerly upon the victim, as if, by reading her feelings in her luce, they could enjoy, in anticipation. the horrid festival. But Latuka was an Indian maiden, nnd her soul wns too proud to let the enemies of her tribo guess the feelings which swelled in her bosom, as she moved, with the step of nn empress, to the spot on which she was to bo immolated. The Ouabineaux now, undor the direction of the Meta, entered at onco upon their barbarous offices; and rudely seizing the fragile girl, her limbs were bound to the stake almost bcfoie she discovere the full dcxtent of the fate that await, ed her; and still not a murmur was made by the Indiun maiden not a sob or a sigh escaped the lips, thut quiv. ered in the effort to repress the thrilling emotions of the moment. Her eye wandered mildly around the dusky circle of faces, as if seeking rather for sympathy than res. cue as if she wished only for some one being to ap. predate the fortitude with which she could offer up hor iife. Tho grim gaze of a motionless multitude was all that met her view. There was no one there, who could havo an emotion kindred to her own. There was no ono there, who could care forLataka; nnd, raising her eyes to heaven, sho commended her spirit to the YVuhcon-dah, who cares for all. And now the solemn dance commenced around the prisoner, slowly and silently at first, but gradually in-creasing in rapidity, as with savage yells they encour. aged each other, until the fiendish faces of her execu tioners whirled around her in one continuous chain of glaring and domoniac glances. The motion ceased, and the chief of the magi stepped into the open space to make his sacrificial prayer to the Great fc'lar. Myself myself. Behold me, and see thnt I look like myself. 1 sit in the lodge of the metal the lodge of the spirit. I am a magician; the roots of shrubs and weeds make me a magician. Snakes are my friends. I am able to call water from above, from beneath, and from around. I come to change tho appearance of this ground. I make it look different in each season. Notwithstanding you speak evil of me, from above are my friends, my friends. I can kill nny animal, because the loud-speakili thunder helps me, I can kill any animal. Thus have I sat down, and the earth above and below has listened to me, sitting hero. I ho eyes ot Lataka had been cast heavenward du ring the utterance of this prayer, nnd when it was con. eluded she merely murmured the plaintive Da.dainsh-ta.a "Oh! ulas! for me;" and resigned herself once more to her cruel fate. The master of the infernal rite then turned round to give the signal for her torturo to begin, and the deep roll of tho Indian drum commended lence while he spoke again lor the last time. The murmur of the multitude was hushed, and the mel.n. holy dirge died away on the distant prairie. The Meta had raised his arm to give the fatci siennl when forth from the thicket, like an arrow from the bow of the thunder-god, shot the warlike form of Petalesharoo. With one hand ho couched nis quivering lance, and waved his gleaming tomahawk high above his head with the other. Mis bridle floated loose on the neck of is charger. On, on he came like a bolt from Heaven, while his charging cry speedily made a lane for him through the multitude, as his courser bounded into tho midst of it. A blow from his battle axo severed the thong, which bound Lataka, in an instant, nnd before is startled and astounded clnnsmcn could recover from their surprise, ho had gained anew his greenwood cov. ert, wiih the sinking form of the rescued damsel.. A mo. ment suiheed to place her on the fleet palfrey, that bowed his neck to the beaulilul rider in another they were speeding like the wind over the smooth prairie, while be. fore his disappointed and baffled countrymen could mount in pursuit, Petalesharoo had placed a broad strip of forest between them; and the infuriated yells of the unfiled mu.'.itude died upon the breeze, which whispered nought but hopo and confidence to the flying lovers. 1 he rnwnce nnd Ins bride enjoyed the blossoms or summer in another hind. But beforo tho snows of tho next seasons had come ngnin, the tribesmen had invited im back to the lodges of the Ske-re. Nor since that ay havo they ever offered up a human victim to the Great Star. MATRIMONY. "Habit and a long life together are more necessary to appincss, and even to love, than is generally imncined No ono is happy with tho object of his attachment until e has pnssed many days and above all, many years of mislortune. 1 ho married pair must know each other to the bottom of their souls; the mysterious veil which covered the two spouses in the primitive church, must bo raised in Hs inmost lolds, how closely soever it may be kept drawn to tho rest of the world. What! on nc. count of a fit of caprice, or H burst of passion, am I to be exposed to the fear of loosing my wife and children, and to renounce tho hope of passing my declining days with them? Let no one imagine that fear will make ma become a better husband. No: wo do not love a property which we are in danger of losing. We must not give to Hymen tho wings of love, nor make a so. cred reality a fleeting phantom. One thing alone is suf. ficientto destroy your happiness in such transient unions; you will constantly compare the one to the other, the wile you havo lost to tho ono you have gained, and do not deceive yourself, the balance will always inclino to he past, Torso God has constructed tho human heart. This distraction of a sentiment that should be indivisible., will empoison all our joys. When you caress your new born infunt, you will think of the smiles of the one you have lost; when you press your wife to your bosom, your heart will toll you she is not tho first, r.vory thing in mnn tends to unity; ho is no longer happy when he is divided, and like Grid who made him in his image, his soul seeks incessantly to concentrate into one point, the past the present and future. "the wire of a christian is not a simple mortal; she is a mysterious angelic being, of the flesh of the flesh, the blood of the blood of her husband. Man, in uniting himself to her, does nothing but regain part of the sub. stance which he has lost. II is soul as well as his body is incomplete without his wife: he has strength she has beauty; ho combats the enemy and labors in tho helds, but he understands nothing of domestic life, his compun. ion is waiting to prepare his repast and sweeten his existence. He has his crosses, nnd the partner of his couch is there to soften them; his days may be sad nnd troubled, but in the chaste arms of his wife ho finds comfort, and repose. Without woman, man would be rude, gross and solitary. Woman spreads around him the flowers of existence as the creepers or the wrests which decorate the trunks of sturdy oukt with their perfumed garlands. Finally, the christian pai - live nnd die united; together they rear tho" fruits of their union; in the dust they lie side by sido; and they are reunited beyond the limits of the tomb.' Chateaubriand, THE ASSOCIATION'S CELEBRATED MENAGERIE AND AVIARY, FROM THEIR ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, . EMBRACING ALL THE SUBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY AS EXHIBITED AT THAT TOPULAR AND FASHIONABLE RESORT DURING THE WINTER OF 1834JS. Will be exhibited on the vacant lots cast of the Presbyterian Churcht in the City of Columbus, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 29th and 30th of May. Hours of exhibition on Friday, from I till 5 P.M, j on Saturday from 10 till 12 A.M. and from 1 to a, P.M. TICKETS OF ADMISSION 25 CENTS, CHZXJREN UNDER 10 T&AHB Or AGS HALF-FIUCH. Economy or Taunt. "Why ire men of tslent so stupid!" is a question aikod and answered by a witty French writer, Uur readera would be puzxled to guess the cause assigned by liiin. Scribt, the celebrated writer of plays, it, in company, lays the French expounder, a peculiarly dull man; and one of bia friends, M. UaUac, a man or great celebrity, "a great writer ol lasiiionarue novels, a great manufacturer of literary articlca, great poet, ia certainly the matt stupid man I know, and yei lna novels are the most read, the moil phiioiopnicai, ine most dramatic, the most affecting in all the twelve arroiirinrmrni of Paris. Why to! lie thin accounli for it in the report of a conversation with Ilalr.ao, who is in fact one of the molt aucceaful of the living writers of France. One evening aitting with him after dinner, I was in one of my happiest moods, by turns playful, sublime, grotesque, leriom, naif. My friend applauded me, and when in my excitement, after liming to move hit gonitis, I exclaimed, my dear friend, how atupid you irel He set to laughing and said, 1 am econqmiziag. ) m LION, LIONESS, Kl Jlllfe LEOPARDS. fejfllS Koyal Tiger. The Keeper will enter the following cages at 3 o'clock, P. M., vii: To the Lion and Lionel, and Leopard, all in tnme cage ; to the Cnpe Lion and Lioneu, confined in same cage; and to the black mailed Africnn Lion, nnd African Leopnrds. The inmates of these Ciirph form n rooit gigantie and imposing spectacle. This group of the most formidable nnd unconquerable of nil the natives of the forest, furnishes to the mind of the spectator an insuperable burner to the belief, that the art of mail could subjugnte to Itii will and control these wild and ferocious animals. Vet, his credulity must at once be diwipntcd when he beholds thcKeeper in their Cage, playing and frolicking with them, nnd all enjoying their wild pranks with as much seeming delight and innocence as children do their hoiydny gambols. Cape l,lin. Jara Tiger Striped Hyena Spotted Hyena j i Ailnllc rmpnrrt. II row ii Cumul. THE UNICORN, OXI? UORXED KIIIXOCEROS. This animal baa been a mil of much sperulv tinn among naturalists. It lists Iwrn cnnsiderctl, liy Theological Commentator, a the Unicorn of Holy Writ, a mentioned and described in the book of Job. Tliis antmat certainly mnks next to tho Elrphunt in sixe, nml many writers consider liiin equal in bulk. He is mmnlly found about V2 feet long, nnd the circumference of the body about equal to the length, and his height alrout 8 feet. He is n native of Aria and Africa, and is iixually found in those extensive forests tlini are frequented liy the Elephant, Lion nnd Rnval Tiger, and subsiMs entirely on vegetable food. The one now offered for insnertinn is four tears old, and was taken in (he interior of Asia, on the Kiirrampooter River; and was plnpr(l to Indon, from which citv he was imported to Philadelphia, at an enormous expense, in liecemher 1834. ".potted Panther. Camel. Jap; n an THE ELEPHANT. This Is the finest Elephant ever exhibited in the United Stales, and it is said by those who have vinited Europe, that he is superior lo nnv exhibited there; being 9 feet high, and weighing 3),(XH) pounds, ami (wing tusks nearly 3 fee long. The public are respectfully in formed, that the Ele pliant sinm is provided with n splendid Saddle, trimmed and decorated after the Eastern strle, siinihu to the print here represented, and of sufficient rapacity to contain six persons, who may ride upon his buck with perfect safety and pleasure to themselves. loprtfs Bactrlan Camel. TU it lUciinffciie and Aviary OCCUPIES C9 SPACIOUS CARRIAGES, WAGONS, 4c. Till S4MI All tiRAWN IV 75 Splendid Gray Horses, FIFTY 3IEN, Including 14 Musicians,) Art rtiiiirefl to complrte ils operations. I Qnnarsra. ui .. II. u.' Hyena, A Pair nf Krtnft-nroii.. Polar Dr. I was asluundcd. He, unmoved, continued: "I economise; for I am not, lilio you a spendthrift. I liare good reason to do it. .My mind is my fortune. Why should I scatter it lo the winds! No, am not so weak. Hucli as you seo mc,l have a luxiirons reputation, faris, France, the world is curious ahonl roe. F.verT body knows that 1 have a florid complexion, an abdomen tolerably jro-Hounc, and an iron bead cane which cost not less than a thousand, crowns. And I tell you in confidence, tbe portion of the human raco which 1 interest tho most is thnt portion called fominino. I made a movement ol increciiiiuy. "Yes mv friend 1 am sought for and council by the women. Not day but I receive a doxen (rimed periumca onieii, embalming Marchioness and Ducbesa. They desiro to see me, to listen to me, Ihey appoint a renJcxvous, whioli I "

mUU mm SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1833. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SCOTT & WRIGHT. No. 49, Vor.. XXIVt.,VnoLE No. 1395. JOURNAL AND SENTINEL. P. C. GALLAGHER, EDITOR. Office on High-street, second door south of Armstrong's Hotel. TERMS Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, in advance, or Three Dollars, at the end of the year. MISCELLANY. From the American Magazine. TI1E LAST OFFRHINO TO THE GREAT STAR A STORY OF TUB 8KE.RK. Bf Mr. JTaffman, author of a Mnttr in tht Wut. Bo light to the croup the fnlr Indy he swung, So light to the saddle before her he snruns.1 'S!io is won) we are gone, orcr hank, hush, and scaur, They'll have fleet steeds that follow," quoth young Loclilnvar. Scott. The Puwnce-Loups, or Ske-re, ns they cul-led thomsslves not muny years since, and within the memory of persons now living, exhibited the singular anomaly, among tho North Amer. ican aborigines, of a people addicted to the revolting superstition of mnking propitiary offer, ings of human victims upon the altars of idol, try. Meka kalungah, "the greut Star," was tho divinity to whom tho sanguinary worship had been from time immemorial, ascribed. The barbarous ceremony was performed annually. Tho Great Star wus supposed to presido over the fruits of the earth, and on each return of the season of planting, tho liTo-blood ol a human being was poured out in libation upon the soil. A breach of this duty, tho performance of which they believed was required by tho Greut Star, it was supposed would bo succeeded bv the total failure of their crops of maize, beans, and pumpkins, and the consequent privation of j the supply ot vcgeiauio 100a, which lormeu nan the subsistence of the tribe. To obviate a ca. Inmity so formiduble, any person wus at liberty to offer up a prisoner, of either sex, that by his prowess in war ho had beeomo possessed of, and the horrid rite was accompunicd by all the solemn ceremonies which characterize tho su. perstitious idolatry of un ignorant und barba-rous people. The dovoted individual was placed undor the care of tho Ouabineaux, or magi of the tribe, who anticipated all his wants, while they cautiously coneeuled from him the real object of their sedulous attentions; which was to preserve his mind in a slate of cheerfulness, with tho view of promoting obesity, and thereby rendering the sacrifice moro acceptable to their Ceres. When tho victim was pronounced suf-iicicntly fattened for immolation, a suitable time was appointed for tho performance of Iho rite, that the whole nation might attend. When the appointed day for his fa to arrived, he wus clo-tiled in the gayest and most costly attire, and led out to the spot where ho was to suffer. Here ho was bound to a cross, in prcsenco of the ns-crabled multitude, and a solemn dunrc was performed around him. A. number of o!her cero monies followed, and then tho warrior, whoso nrisoitfjr bo had been, stepped into the fpco 1 I, lii. -V !. ;, '1M. . '" " ;nn-1n Wwor the 0m. cculiod. Ueaenrrry rr Frw wewtini btsjshpw hawk despatched the victim, but if the first throw failed to cleave .his head, the speedy death of the person immolated was insured by a shower of arrows from a band of archers, who wersalwavsin attendance. Tho abolition of this revolting custom was brought about in the manner hero related. Tho season of planting was nt hand, nnd the Pawnoe-Loups, in ordor to call down a blessing upon their lubors in tho field, prepared for their vontcd sacrifico to tho cruel divinity, who they Relieved presided over the geniul fruits of the cirth. There was more than the usual hustle i the principal vilhiso of tho tribe. Tho fuccs rfsonie of tho seniors woro a look of anxiety, and the young people for several days preceding the ceremony, could bo seen grouped together before tho scattered lodges, with an air of cu. riositv. and impatience seldom observablo in heir little communiiv. The fuel wus, that thorn chanced to be at this moment not a single i-nmivn in the band to offer up in sacrifico. The last one that had been taken n pretty letan girl, of tho nnmo of Latuka had escaped tho horrible fate which awuited her, by perishing, as was thought, in a fray which had occurred ut night fall, soon after her arrival in tho village. Tho young partisan Petuleshnroo, tho son of the old Knifo-phief Latelosha, had interfered at the moment that tho maid was about to be consigned to the magi, to be by them prepnred for their un. nual rito, and in tho confused broil which en. sued, the prisonor disnppenred, nnd was repro. scnted by tho principul inngiciun to have perished by falling, while her hnnds were yet bound, into a stream near the village, during tho commotion which took place upon its immediate banks. Tho old crones, in gossipping from lodge to lodgo, had circulated a story that the officious interference of Potalesharoo, wns caused by his boing suddenly enamored of the captivo ilamsol, and they were very much incensed at the idea thnt tho stripling might bo tho instru. merit, nossiblv. of chcutins them out of their yearly festival, in which, unless trndiiion bus Relied them, they took no passive part. But it .was more eenorally believed, thut tho act was .prompted by less exceptionable motives, on tho part of the young duel, thnt it was, in snori, nothing moro or less than n manifestation of his determined purpose to put on end to a custom, which ho had already otlernptcd, by nr. gumont, to do away with, and which it wns known that his less during father was but too so-jicitous to root out from among his people. As the time now approached when the Ureal Stur would expoct his victim, and not a single captive was to bo had, tho incident of tho previous autumn wns called up afresh to memory. There was a groat deal of murmuring and discontent among the tribes.tncn, and nothing but tho per. sonul popularity of the warrior, who hud taken so prominent a part in tho occurrence, would have nrevented somo violent oulbreuk of popu- lar feeling, when duy after day clupsed, and no cantivo appeared to supply tho pluce of tho vic tim that Potalesharoo had snatched from the sacrifice. Several warriors, who had been out on war nartics. returned one after another to tho vil laro. Thev almost all cluimod to huvo struck the dead body of on enemy, and somo could show more than one sculp at their belt; but no ono brought ir, a live prisoner. There wus yet one more to come back; and, though "The Running Fox" had no great repute as a brave, yet the whole hopes of the tribe were now fixed 'ipon his address alone, lie had not left tho village, until after almost all tho other warriors that were out had returned from the wnr-path; but there was strong confidence in the success of his expedition because he had been seen in close consultation with the magi before he departed, and a favorable result was said to have been propitiated, by their having a mezinceneert' ce, or medicine hunt, together. Indeed, the chief magician had given out that the Fox would certainly return with the wished for prey. The Great Star, he said, had prom ised him that a victim should be forthcoming; and ho hud invited I'ctulesharoo to meet him at a lonely place, remote from tho village, when he suid that the young man might witness how the god thnt he served would keep Ins promise It was a close and sultry night, and nothing but the swarms of moschetoes, which were con tinuully raising from the wet praric, could have induced one to tolerate tho fire thnt was blazing on an isolated table rock, in the midst of a lonely savanna. The singularly exposed situation, however, of this firo, which shone like a beacon over the waste, would seem to imply that it could hardly have been kindled fur mere purposes of comfort or convenience for cooking tho rude meul of a hunter, or for driving off the insects that might molest his slumber; and the two swarthy figures that wcro crouched beside it, though evidently belonging to thnt wild race, who find their subsistence in the chase, were characterized by some marks which indicated that they were not exclusively devoted to tho pursuits of common savages. The eldest of the two, whoso attenuated features, projecting forehead, and screwed, sinister-looking mouth, imparted a mingled expression of fanaticism and knavery to his countenance, was perfectly naked, with tho exception of an azecaun, at apron, of cougar skin, secured by a curiously orna mented belt, about the middle of his person; but his limbs were so compactly covered with vari- ous devices, tattooed in strong bluck lines upon his copper-colored skin, that to a slight observer ho would appear to bo dressed out in some elab orate nnd closely fitting apparel. Tho promi. nent device in tho tattooing was an enormous double-tailed serpent, whose flat head appeared to reposo on the chest of the Indian, while his scnly folds were mado to twino themselves around his extremities, with a fidelity to nature that was equally ingenious, grotesque, and hide- ous. l ho high uncouth shoulders, long skinny arms, and squat figure of his person, ns he sat with his legs folded under him, were strikingly contrasted with the fine proportions, the rounded and anna limbs, and lion-liko port of a vouns warrior, who was reclining along tho rock, on the oppnsito sido of tho fire. The features of tho youth were naturully of an open and generous, almost a careless cast; but they now wore a troubled expression of patience and curiosity, occasionaly wrought up to anxiety and awe. not followed by the shower that seemed impend ing; and the magician cast a malignant glance of triumph at the youth, when, after adjusting tho machinery of his trade in some new form upon tho skin before him, and passing his hands repeatedly over his bat-skin scullcap, the clouds suddenly parted, and the evening star shone forth redly above tho horrizon. "J he Great Star blushes for my son," said he, stretching forth his bony arms towards the planet. "The God of planting scowls in wrath upon his min. ister, who listens to the ravings of a boy. The running Fox will keep his promise, and the Ske-re will make their annual offering." "Not so not so, old man," replied the youth firmly; nnd then, while a sudden change come over his features, "not unless a Je-bi steps from its grave, nnd the shadows of men's souls (ojec-chaiigomen) are sent on earth to mock your bloo. dy ceremony" and the young man placed his hand convulsively upon his sacred Metawiiun, while his eyes, dilating with horror, became fixed upon a well known face, which, even as he spoke, peered above the ledge of the rock op. posite where ho sat. 'And what rejoined the medicine man calm, ly, as if unobservnnt of the agitation of the speaker 'what if the Great Star, in kindness to his red children, should call back one of those who have already passed the jebe-ku.nog, (road of the dead) to enable Wahobeni to fulfil the sacrifice for which till now a victim has never been wanting. I tell thee, son of Latelesha, thut a shaft of maize has never yet hung forth a tassel above the ground, that was not watered with the blood or an enemy, But now the warriors of the Ske-re are squaws there aro no captives in their lodges, and the Great Star who wills that there must be a victim, will send one of his own choosing from among those who have already passed the swinging tree, and attained the gardens of the happy.' With these words the magician rose, and stamping upon the ashes, he shook somo combustible powder from the cougar skin that enveloped his loins. A dozen forks of yellow smoke curled up in shreds from tho fire, and seemed to wreath themselves with the coils of tho serpent that was twined around his body each bursting into flame, beforo it reached his head. There was a sudden flood of lurid light about tho ptaco, and when its bowidering glare subsided, tho form of the letan maiden was fully disclosed to the awe-struck gnze of her lover, as she stood with her hand locked in that of the terrible being before him. A thousand conflicting feelings tugged at the heart-strings of the noble youth a thousand changing images of love and fear, hope and horror, shot in mudening confusion across his brain. His senses reeled in the effort to rally their pow. ors; and Potalesharoo, tho dauntless pnrtisun of tho Puwnee-Loups he, whose heart l"n twer At times, ns tho subsiding of an ember would. quailed whoso nerves had never shrunk in the make the fire flash up and fling its fitful light over the plain, the young man -would spring eagerly to liistcct and ttrrdw a rustiest- clante upon the shift- '8 s'uun) around him, a if he expected some "J'.'rjlfi-iioro lU shadow. . ill- compan ion, howover, calmly maintained his sitting pos ture, nnd seemed only to busy himself in occasionally turning over a collection of roo'.s, seeds, pappous, and powders, which were deposited up on n piece of wolf skin beforo him, and which he never touched without mumbling over son; of thoie straugo phrases, which nre only found in the mouths of necromancers nnd mugicians, and which are said to bo unpronounceuble by any but a truo medicine mnn. "I tell thee, Wahobeni," said tho youth at last, flinging himself upon his bison skin, ns if his patienco wus wholly exhausted, "I tell theo, the Fox will never more return. Tho master of lifo wills not that this accursed rite should ever again be performed by his red children." "Tho words of tho young chief nre less than his years," replied tho senior. "The Great Star must havo ils offering. Tho season of planting is at hand, nnd unless tho Spirit of fruits bo propitiated, thcro will be no muize in tho lodges of tho bko.ro. "Thiuk'st thou, magician, that should even tho crafty Fox produce his victim, my father will allow tho ceremony to proceed? I tell thee, no! Latelesha sheds no blood, save thut which is poured out in batt.e. "The sire of Petalesharoo is a great chief; but ho has no power over his people, to step be tecn them nnd the God of their worship. The heart of tho Knife-chief is no moro with his triho, and his son hath learnt to speak with the tongue ol the pale-face. Tho eyes of tho young man flashed fire, while clutching his tomahawk, ho mado a sudden movement ns if about to brain tho magician. liut the impulse wns instantly checked, and he resumed his former position, with only a slight ejaculation of contempt, at the rcprouch of one whom ho despised "The Spirit will keep Wahobeni from bad things," suid the medicine mnn, observing the movement. "Wahobeni is a greut magician tho Great. tinder. ground. wild. cat is his friend, nnd he walks with serpents along tho ground. Myself know mo, my son, tho servant of the Great star. Huhove my words, when I inter pret tho will of my mnster. Behold the parch, cd and cracking earth! Behold tho clouded thunders in yc. blackening sky, which even now refuse to break the clouds and let the show. ors through! Behold" And a sudden flash lit up tho waste, and gave an unearthly glare to the forbidding features of tho magician, ns tho bolt went rattling by Mantlo-isah-xah " I here is a God, exclaim cd the youth, as ho reverently took a handful of tobucco from his pouch, nnd threw the ollerui upon the firo. "Iho Master of life hunsclfro. plies to thy impious mummery, Wahobeni. The God thnt answered thee hut now, is the only one thnt can send blossoms and fruits to tho gardens of our tribe. Tho medicine mnn was silent, and the young man, folding his arms thoughtfully, contented himself with this brier rebuke. Hut tho stolid ity of a bigot, and tho cunning of a hypocrite, were too subtly and actively blended in tho com position of the oilier, to allow him to feel more than a moment's confusion, or to rob him of the resources with which a lilu of successful imposture had stored his mind. Tho few broad drops which succeeded tho singlo thunderclap, were The ari'ounl of this siiiKulnr and snnculnnry superstition, ns well ns (he interesting historical incident which follows It, and the description of llio dress and por'onnl appearance of the ho-role Iniilnn, who adollshed the hnrharous rile, will he found In "Long's F.xpcditlon to the Rocky Mountains," with but lillle variation from the tost. wildest horrors ofsavngo wnrfuro swooned at the feet of the sinking dumsel. The day of sacrifice to tho Great Star or- rived. It was a beautiful morning in April, when the misguided children of tho wilderness wero assembled at tho call of the magi, to cele. brato tho anniversary of tho cruel deity. The scene of their infernal orgies, was a tall grove upon the edge of the prnirie,nn inlet of lim- bcr which, viewed at a distance, seemed rather to repose upon, thnn to spring from, tho broad green surfuce. It wus a grand lestivnl day with tho ruwnco-Lioups, and the wonted military watchfulness of this warlike tribe was dispensed with; upon the occasion of general relaxation the usual sentinels of tho camp were scattered round in groups, among tho rest of the people, and their horses which gcncrully were tethered ready saddled near tho lodges of the guard wcro now scattered over tho prairie with the other cattlo of the tribo. I hero were two chargers only, thnt did not seem to share the general liberty; and these stood lully equipped, pawing the ground as il impatient ot continc. ment, behind a small copse not fur from the scene of the sacrifice. One of them, a light and grace ful palfrey, was tied to a sapling which grew upon the spot, whilo the reins of tho other were held by as gallant a cavalier as ever crossed a saddle. Ho was a young man of not more than three-nnd-twenty, of tho finest form tall nd muscular and of a most prepossessing countennnce. 1 1 is head dress of war-eagle s feathers descended in a doublo scries over his hnck, like wings to his croup; his shield was highly decorated, and his long Innce was orna mented with a plaited casing of red and blue cloth. The steed ho bucked was every way worthy of such a rider. It was the partisan retnlcshoroo and his charge, Lckslio, the Arrow, I ho lnrgo dark eye of the young warrior woro an expression of seriousness and concern, but ittje in unison with tho festivities of the day. And ever nnd anon, he turned to look ulong tho edge of tho thicket, and grasped the handle of his tomahawk, as il as restive as the champing courser beneath hi in. But his hps were com pressed in resolution rather than anger, and tho nervous bracing of his feet in tho stirrups, gave an nirofhigh determination to his whole figure, At length the different groups or Indians were collected around ono central spot, where a cross was erected upon a slight elevation in the prairie, and the captivo Latuka was led forth among them, to be oflered up as a sacrifice to the Great Star. Her youth and benuly were lost upon tho stornor part of the assemblage; but gorgeous apparel rich with wrought ornnmcnts of tho precious metuls, and gny with the woven texture of bends and feathers or the most elabo rate and costly workmanship, drew a murmur of admiration from thoso of her own sex who mingled with the crowd. The multiludo were generally overawed by the solemnity of the oc. casion, and preserved a dncorus silence, as the principal Alotn, with his train or Uuabincaux led on the captive. A few, however, would thrust their heads over tho shoulders of tlioi neighbors nnd fix their savage eyes as eagerly upon the victim, as if, by reading her feelings in her luce, they could enjoy, in anticipation. the horrid festival. But Latuka was an Indian maiden, nnd her soul wns too proud to let the enemies of her tribo guess the feelings which swelled in her bosom, as she moved, with the step of nn empress, to the spot on which she was to bo immolated. The Ouabineaux now, undor the direction of the Meta, entered at onco upon their barbarous offices; and rudely seizing the fragile girl, her limbs were bound to the stake almost bcfoie she discovere the full dcxtent of the fate that await, ed her; and still not a murmur was made by the Indiun maiden not a sob or a sigh escaped the lips, thut quiv. ered in the effort to repress the thrilling emotions of the moment. Her eye wandered mildly around the dusky circle of faces, as if seeking rather for sympathy than res. cue as if she wished only for some one being to ap. predate the fortitude with which she could offer up hor iife. Tho grim gaze of a motionless multitude was all that met her view. There was no one there, who could havo an emotion kindred to her own. There was no ono there, who could care forLataka; nnd, raising her eyes to heaven, sho commended her spirit to the YVuhcon-dah, who cares for all. And now the solemn dance commenced around the prisoner, slowly and silently at first, but gradually in-creasing in rapidity, as with savage yells they encour. aged each other, until the fiendish faces of her execu tioners whirled around her in one continuous chain of glaring and domoniac glances. The motion ceased, and the chief of the magi stepped into the open space to make his sacrificial prayer to the Great fc'lar. Myself myself. Behold me, and see thnt I look like myself. 1 sit in the lodge of the metal the lodge of the spirit. I am a magician; the roots of shrubs and weeds make me a magician. Snakes are my friends. I am able to call water from above, from beneath, and from around. I come to change tho appearance of this ground. I make it look different in each season. Notwithstanding you speak evil of me, from above are my friends, my friends. I can kill nny animal, because the loud-speakili thunder helps me, I can kill any animal. Thus have I sat down, and the earth above and below has listened to me, sitting hero. I ho eyes ot Lataka had been cast heavenward du ring the utterance of this prayer, nnd when it was con. eluded she merely murmured the plaintive Da.dainsh-ta.a "Oh! ulas! for me;" and resigned herself once more to her cruel fate. The master of the infernal rite then turned round to give the signal for her torturo to begin, and the deep roll of tho Indian drum commended lence while he spoke again lor the last time. The murmur of the multitude was hushed, and the mel.n. holy dirge died away on the distant prairie. The Meta had raised his arm to give the fatci siennl when forth from the thicket, like an arrow from the bow of the thunder-god, shot the warlike form of Petalesharoo. With one hand ho couched nis quivering lance, and waved his gleaming tomahawk high above his head with the other. Mis bridle floated loose on the neck of is charger. On, on he came like a bolt from Heaven, while his charging cry speedily made a lane for him through the multitude, as his courser bounded into tho midst of it. A blow from his battle axo severed the thong, which bound Lataka, in an instant, nnd before is startled and astounded clnnsmcn could recover from their surprise, ho had gained anew his greenwood cov. ert, wiih the sinking form of the rescued damsel.. A mo. ment suiheed to place her on the fleet palfrey, that bowed his neck to the beaulilul rider in another they were speeding like the wind over the smooth prairie, while be. fore his disappointed and baffled countrymen could mount in pursuit, Petalesharoo had placed a broad strip of forest between them; and the infuriated yells of the unfiled mu.'.itude died upon the breeze, which whispered nought but hopo and confidence to the flying lovers. 1 he rnwnce nnd Ins bride enjoyed the blossoms or summer in another hind. But beforo tho snows of tho next seasons had come ngnin, the tribesmen had invited im back to the lodges of the Ske-re. Nor since that ay havo they ever offered up a human victim to the Great Star. MATRIMONY. "Habit and a long life together are more necessary to appincss, and even to love, than is generally imncined No ono is happy with tho object of his attachment until e has pnssed many days and above all, many years of mislortune. 1 ho married pair must know each other to the bottom of their souls; the mysterious veil which covered the two spouses in the primitive church, must bo raised in Hs inmost lolds, how closely soever it may be kept drawn to tho rest of the world. What! on nc. count of a fit of caprice, or H burst of passion, am I to be exposed to the fear of loosing my wife and children, and to renounce tho hope of passing my declining days with them? Let no one imagine that fear will make ma become a better husband. No: wo do not love a property which we are in danger of losing. We must not give to Hymen tho wings of love, nor make a so. cred reality a fleeting phantom. One thing alone is suf. ficientto destroy your happiness in such transient unions; you will constantly compare the one to the other, the wile you havo lost to tho ono you have gained, and do not deceive yourself, the balance will always inclino to he past, Torso God has constructed tho human heart. This distraction of a sentiment that should be indivisible., will empoison all our joys. When you caress your new born infunt, you will think of the smiles of the one you have lost; when you press your wife to your bosom, your heart will toll you she is not tho first, r.vory thing in mnn tends to unity; ho is no longer happy when he is divided, and like Grid who made him in his image, his soul seeks incessantly to concentrate into one point, the past the present and future. "the wire of a christian is not a simple mortal; she is a mysterious angelic being, of the flesh of the flesh, the blood of the blood of her husband. Man, in uniting himself to her, does nothing but regain part of the sub. stance which he has lost. II is soul as well as his body is incomplete without his wife: he has strength she has beauty; ho combats the enemy and labors in tho helds, but he understands nothing of domestic life, his compun. ion is waiting to prepare his repast and sweeten his existence. He has his crosses, nnd the partner of his couch is there to soften them; his days may be sad nnd troubled, but in the chaste arms of his wife ho finds comfort, and repose. Without woman, man would be rude, gross and solitary. Woman spreads around him the flowers of existence as the creepers or the wrests which decorate the trunks of sturdy oukt with their perfumed garlands. Finally, the christian pai - live nnd die united; together they rear tho" fruits of their union; in the dust they lie side by sido; and they are reunited beyond the limits of the tomb.' Chateaubriand, THE ASSOCIATION'S CELEBRATED MENAGERIE AND AVIARY, FROM THEIR ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, . EMBRACING ALL THE SUBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY AS EXHIBITED AT THAT TOPULAR AND FASHIONABLE RESORT DURING THE WINTER OF 1834JS. Will be exhibited on the vacant lots cast of the Presbyterian Churcht in the City of Columbus, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 29th and 30th of May. Hours of exhibition on Friday, from I till 5 P.M, j on Saturday from 10 till 12 A.M. and from 1 to a, P.M. TICKETS OF ADMISSION 25 CENTS, CHZXJREN UNDER 10 T&AHB Or AGS HALF-FIUCH. Economy or Taunt. "Why ire men of tslent so stupid!" is a question aikod and answered by a witty French writer, Uur readera would be puzxled to guess the cause assigned by liiin. Scribt, the celebrated writer of plays, it, in company, lays the French expounder, a peculiarly dull man; and one of bia friends, M. UaUac, a man or great celebrity, "a great writer ol lasiiionarue novels, a great manufacturer of literary articlca, great poet, ia certainly the matt stupid man I know, and yei lna novels are the most read, the moil phiioiopnicai, ine most dramatic, the most affecting in all the twelve arroiirinrmrni of Paris. Why to! lie thin accounli for it in the report of a conversation with Ilalr.ao, who is in fact one of the molt aucceaful of the living writers of France. One evening aitting with him after dinner, I was in one of my happiest moods, by turns playful, sublime, grotesque, leriom, naif. My friend applauded me, and when in my excitement, after liming to move hit gonitis, I exclaimed, my dear friend, how atupid you irel He set to laughing and said, 1 am econqmiziag. ) m LION, LIONESS, Kl Jlllfe LEOPARDS. fejfllS Koyal Tiger. The Keeper will enter the following cages at 3 o'clock, P. M., vii: To the Lion and Lionel, and Leopard, all in tnme cage ; to the Cnpe Lion and Lioneu, confined in same cage; and to the black mailed Africnn Lion, nnd African Leopnrds. The inmates of these Ciirph form n rooit gigantie and imposing spectacle. This group of the most formidable nnd unconquerable of nil the natives of the forest, furnishes to the mind of the spectator an insuperable burner to the belief, that the art of mail could subjugnte to Itii will and control these wild and ferocious animals. Vet, his credulity must at once be diwipntcd when he beholds thcKeeper in their Cage, playing and frolicking with them, nnd all enjoying their wild pranks with as much seeming delight and innocence as children do their hoiydny gambols. Cape l,lin. Jara Tiger Striped Hyena Spotted Hyena j i Ailnllc rmpnrrt. II row ii Cumul. THE UNICORN, OXI? UORXED KIIIXOCEROS. This animal baa been a mil of much sperulv tinn among naturalists. It lists Iwrn cnnsiderctl, liy Theological Commentator, a the Unicorn of Holy Writ, a mentioned and described in the book of Job. Tliis antmat certainly mnks next to tho Elrphunt in sixe, nml many writers consider liiin equal in bulk. He is mmnlly found about V2 feet long, nnd the circumference of the body about equal to the length, and his height alrout 8 feet. He is n native of Aria and Africa, and is iixually found in those extensive forests tlini are frequented liy the Elephant, Lion nnd Rnval Tiger, and subsiMs entirely on vegetable food. The one now offered for insnertinn is four tears old, and was taken in (he interior of Asia, on the Kiirrampooter River; and was plnpr(l to Indon, from which citv he was imported to Philadelphia, at an enormous expense, in liecemher 1834. ".potted Panther. Camel. Jap; n an THE ELEPHANT. This Is the finest Elephant ever exhibited in the United Stales, and it is said by those who have vinited Europe, that he is superior lo nnv exhibited there; being 9 feet high, and weighing 3),(XH) pounds, ami (wing tusks nearly 3 fee long. The public are respectfully in formed, that the Ele pliant sinm is provided with n splendid Saddle, trimmed and decorated after the Eastern strle, siinihu to the print here represented, and of sufficient rapacity to contain six persons, who may ride upon his buck with perfect safety and pleasure to themselves. loprtfs Bactrlan Camel. TU it lUciinffciie and Aviary OCCUPIES C9 SPACIOUS CARRIAGES, WAGONS, 4c. Till S4MI All tiRAWN IV 75 Splendid Gray Horses, FIFTY 3IEN, Including 14 Musicians,) Art rtiiiirefl to complrte ils operations. I Qnnarsra. ui .. II. u.' Hyena, A Pair nf Krtnft-nroii.. Polar Dr. I was asluundcd. He, unmoved, continued: "I economise; for I am not, lilio you a spendthrift. I liare good reason to do it. .My mind is my fortune. Why should I scatter it lo the winds! No, am not so weak. Hucli as you seo mc,l have a luxiirons reputation, faris, France, the world is curious ahonl roe. F.verT body knows that 1 have a florid complexion, an abdomen tolerably jro-Hounc, and an iron bead cane which cost not less than a thousand, crowns. And I tell you in confidence, tbe portion of the human raco which 1 interest tho most is thnt portion called fominino. I made a movement ol increciiiiuy. "Yes mv friend 1 am sought for and council by the women. Not day but I receive a doxen (rimed periumca onieii, embalming Marchioness and Ducbesa. They desiro to see me, to listen to me, Ihey appoint a renJcxvous, whioli I "